Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> Percentages are the *standard* way to do it. All major digital audio
> applications use percentages. Moreover, the Kontakt Player users
> percentages for pan, which means Finale is not even internally
> consistent.
>> The sequencer I use (a shitty one that came with my sound card) use
>> MIDI numbers centered on 64 as the center, so it runs from -64 to
>> +64.
> That would be a little better, but base 100 is still easier and more
> intuitive than base 64.
What's wrong with base 64? It converts much more easily than base 100
into binary, which is obviously the best way to count. How else can you
count up to 31 on one hand (useful if the other one is holding a bow)?
> You are the only person I have *ever* heard express *any* puzzlement
> about what "50% right" or "75% left" means. This is the standard way
> of referring to panning locations, both on a physical mixing board
> and in professional digital audio applications.
Chacun à son goût.
--
Ken Moore
Musician and engineer
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